Will the rubber have gotten too hard so that they have poor traction, or any other problems?
2006-07-01 18:04:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
buy new tire, or do not drive over 5 miles an hour on those, I am not kidding, better be safe then sorry.
2006-07-01 18:09:27 · answer #1 · answered by sidekick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rubber naturally dry rots.
Tire manufacturers put a coating of stuff inside the tire that slowly ooses thru to protect and keep rubbery the tire over thousands of miles. That's what that wet oily stuff is on the inside of new tires.
As you drive the rubber looses it's natural chemicals that make it 'rubbery'. The stuff they put in there slowly ooses thru to keep them good ( like putting hand lotion on your skin, or vaseline ).
A dryrotted tire is easy to spot.
Know how when you look at an old tire it has little dry cracks in the side wall, that's dry rot. If that condition is only on the surface you might be ok, but once it gets deep with large cracks you may be in trouble.
Being that it is new and never used you may be ok, also if it was inside and no heat or sun light ( UV Rays ) got to it , you may be ok.
Just take a good look at them before and after mounting, if no dry rot is visible and the wet oily stuff is still inside, you've got a pretty good tire.
2006-07-01 18:21:44 · answer #2 · answered by garfield 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really. Tires set around warehouses for years in many cases.
Fleets purchase them in large quantities, so does the Government. Not to mention Air Lines. Rubber (stored properly in a warehouse) is not out in the elements. I deal in Motorcycle sound and run in to units that have been out in the elements under the worst kinds of condition and the only problem I have with the rubber gaskets, seals, and grommets are typically on units over twenty years old.
2006-07-01 18:13:05 · answer #3 · answered by Dusty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion, no. The rubber may be a little harder than when they were new, but safety should not be compromised. Traction may be a factor in ice and snow conditions and perhaps wet conditions, but there may be a small noticeable difference in heavy brake applications.
2006-07-01 18:23:17 · answer #4 · answered by Canuck Guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have been told by the tire place i go to that they will not sell one that they hafe had in the in stock for over 4 years because they are too degraded. but in the same breath he told be that the full sized spair i have will ge good for about 10 years. so not sure what is true
2006-07-02 11:46:04 · answer #5 · answered by Coconuts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are probably wondering if they will rot....no ...if they are kept out of the weather and dry they should be fine.....
2006-07-01 18:21:15 · answer #6 · answered by Rescue76 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋